Mini-Vegetable Pasties
Ingredients
- 1 small sweet potato, peeled, coarsely chopped (kumara) ⓘ
- 1 small carrot, peeled, finely chopped ⓘ
- 1 potato, peeled, finely chopped ⓘ
- 1/2 cup frozen peas ⓘ
- 125 g corn, rinsed and drained ⓘ
- 1/2 cup cheese, coarsely grated ⓘ
- 2 eggs, lightly whisked
- 3 sheets shortcrust pastry (ready-rolled and frozen) ⓘ
- 2 teaspoons sesame seeds ⓘ
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 240°C Line an oven tray with baking paper. Cook sweet potato in boiling water for 10 minutes or until tender. Drain well. Transfer to a heatproof bowl. Use a fork to mash until smooth. Set aside to cool in bowl.
- Cook carrot and potato in a pot of boiling water for 5 minutes or until tender. Drain well. Set aside for 5 minutes to cool slightly.
- Add carrot mixture, peas, corn, cheese and 1 egg to sweet potato. Stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper.
- Use a 12cm-diameter pastry cutter to cut 12 discs from pastry sheets. Spoon vegetable mixture evenly among pastry discs. Brush edges of pastry lightly with remaining egg.
- Fold pastries in half to enclose filling. Use fingertips to gently press together to seal. Place on the lined tray and lightly brush with remaining egg. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
- [You can freeze these pasties at this point. Place in an airtight container in the freezer. To defrost, place individual pasties in the fridge for 4 hours.].
- Bake in oven for 15 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through. Remove from oven and set aside to cool.
- Once completely cooled, wrap in foil and place in lunch box.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
614
kcal
31% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).